Tom Wilson runs for Grant Parish judge

Sep. 18, 2008

Thomas Wilson, Grant Parish judge candidate

Tom Wilson runs for Grant Parish judge

Tom Wilson has announced his candidacy for 35th Judicial District judge in Grant Parish.

Wilson, who is running as an independent candidate, said, "I am not a member of any political party. If elected, I pledge to bring independence and experience to the office of judge."

Wilson has practiced law for 31 years, most recently serving as Colfax town attorney. He served as the judicial district's first law clerk under Judge W.T. "Brandy" McCain; served as first assistant district attorney with District Attorneys Joe Beck and Ed Tarpley; and as an attorney with the indigent defender program.

He and his wife, Ann, have been married since 1977 and have lived in Grant Parish their entire married life. They have two children -- Grace, a graduate of Loyola University now working for New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp.; and Bart, a graduate of LSU now attending graduate school at Southern University in urban forestry.